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SAW SWAGrE.

N'o. 531,222. Patented Dec'. 187, 1294.

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SAW SWAGE.

Patented Dec. .18,1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN A. SOHOESSEL, OF ROOK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. l .r

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,222, dated December18, 1 894.

Apprenti@ nea 111.197,1894. 'sans N.. 513.807. (Nomad.)

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN A. Sonoris- SEL, of Rock Island, in thecounty ofRock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Saw- Swages; and Ido hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference .being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in saw swages and it consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully describedhereinafter and particularly referred to in the claims.

The object of myinvention is to provide a saw swage having aleverfor'raising the saw and clamping it at the same time, and a leveroperating a die for swaging the tooth, and at the same time providedwith a connection when moved inthe opposite direction for mov-` ing thesaw forward through the next tooth; and it also relates to theparticular shape of the anvil die andthe operating die all of which willbe fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure l is a side elevation of a sawswage which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalView. Fig. 5 is adetached view of the operating anvil. Fig. 6 isa-transverse vertical sectional View at right angles to Fig. 4. Fig. 7is a detail transverse sectional view, showing the method of connectingthehandle P and the shaftM, and of holding the die N. Fig. 8 is adetached perspective viewhof the lever a.

A indicatesthe frame work provided with an opening B which forms aguide-way as will appear presently.- Placed within this guide-way is avertically moving saw support C, which rests upon a second slidingsupport D, which last support hasjournals bearing a shaft E havingsecuredintermediate its ends a cam F. Attached to one end of this camshaft is a crank G to which a rod H is connected by means of a screworfbolt, the lower end of said rod being provided with a series ofperforations I for the purpose of adjustment, and the opposite endconnected in a manner to be fully set forth farther on. An adjustingscrew .I is in the lower end of the frame A and rests against the underside of the cam support or carrier D for the purpose of adjusting thesame vertically to accommodate itself to saws of dierent widths for thepurpose of bringing the same to the proper point for swagiug as will bereadily understood. 4 y

At the upper end of the frame A is a laterally extending projection K,having attached to its end a cover L. Pivotally supported by the frame Aand the said coverL is an operating die shaft M, having at one side anopening which receives asteeldie N. One end of this shaft M is providedwith ahandle P, and at this end there is a feather Q which bearsagainstthe said steel die N and held in position by'means of a set screwR. Owing to this arrangement the said die N can be moved endwise for thepurpose of utilizing its entire length in operation against thestationary anvil die S. This anvil die S has its anvil side formed on anangle different from the angle of the back of the saw tooth, sor thatwhen the saw is raised against it, it will bear heavier on the point,and the action of the operatingpdie when turned byits operating lever issuch that it will force `the saw slightly endwise under the anvil, andcause the tooth to bend forward on the point. After this the tooth isspread in the further action of the operating die when it is broughtforward, thus not making any impression or indenture back ofthe face ofthe tooth, leaving it stronger than in other methods heretoforepracticed.

Extending outward from the upper end of the frame A is an arm T to whichan adjustable arm-U is attached, which arm is prof ICO tion of this isthat when the lever is moved forward for the purpose of swaging a toothof the saw, the pawl X is moved with the same into the next tooth of thesaw. Then the said lever is moved in the opposite direction for thepurpose of iixing it ready for swaging the next tooth, the pawl Xengages the tooth of the saw and moves it forward bringing the nexttooth in position to be swaged.

Pivoted to the outer side of the cover L is a clamping and raising levers pivoted at the point b its lower end being connected with the upperend of the "rod Il, whereby when the handle a, which is rigidly attachedtothe lever s, is moved forward the cam shaft is turned and the said cammoved upward and made to engage the under side of the saw support C thusmoving the said saw upward and bringing its tooth in contact with thestationary anvil die. The opposite end of the lever s is beveled asshown at c which beveled portion engages the upper end of anintermediately pivoted lever d the opposite end of said lever beingprovided with ascrew e; Directly inside and engaged by this screw e, isa spring actuated endwise moving clamp f which co-operates with acompanion clamp g extending in the opposite direction. lVhen in theirnormal positions by means of the spring around the said movable clamp,there is sufficient space between the clamps to receive the said saw.When however the lever S is moved forward it draws the saw upward bycontact of the cam with the under side of the support C as will bereadily understood thus bringing the circular portion of the said camunder the support C before the fiat surface of the lever s engages thelever CZ. At this portion of the motion of the lever s the lever CZ isforced inward thus forcing the endwisc moving clamp f inward andclamping the saw in this position after which the operating die isturned by means of its handle as before described and the tooth swaged.

In operation the saw is placed upon the support C and through the mediumof the adjustable screw at thelower end of the frame A the two supportsC and D are adjusted in the proper position to bring the saw toothagainst the stationary anvil die when the lever s :is operated. Then thelever s is operated carrying the saw upward and afterward clamping it ata point near the swag ing point, thus holding it rmly. The lever P isthen drawn forward which turns the operating die and swages the tooth.The lever s is then moved in the opposite direction which lowers thesaw. After this the leverP is moved in the opposite direction whichbrings the pawl X in engagement with the tooth of the saw thus moving itforward to bring the next tooth into engagement as before stated. r

From the above description it will be seen that I have produced a verysimple and durable saw swage having the ad vantages enumerated.

The stationary die S is held into vposition by means of a key i movingin a slot in the portion K, and a clamping screw n as clearly shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A saw swage comprising a frame, a swaging die at the upper endthereof, a vertically adjustable support D upon said frame, anadjustable means carried by the said frame and engaging said support, anoscillating cam carried by said support above the adjusting means, auoperating handle for said cam, and a saw carrier supported by said cam,substantially as specified.

2. A saw swage comprising a frame, a swaging die at the upper endthereof, a saw carrier, a vertically adjustable support D, a cam carriedby said support and engaging said saw carrier, a laterally moving clampfor said saw, a lever for operating said clamp, and an adjustableconnection between said clamping lever and the vertically adjustablecam, su bstantially as described.

3. A saw swage comprising a frame, a swaging die carried thereby, a sawsupport, a laterally moving clamp for the saw, an intermediately pivotedclamping lever d having one end engaging said clamp, and a lever movingin a plane at right angles to the clamping lever and engaging theopposite end of said lever CZ, substantially as set forth.

4L. A saw swag@ comprisinga frame, a swaging die carried thereby, a sawsupport, a laterally moving clamp for the saw, a means for moving thesaw support, an intermediately pivoted lever d having one end engagingthe said clamp, a lever s pivoted at right angles to the lever d andhaving an incline engaging the opposite end of said lever, and aconnection between the lever s and the said saw support operating means,substantially as described.

5. A die for a saw swage consisting of a ro tating member having alongitudinal opening and a lateral cut out portion to said opening, anendwise adjustable die in said longitudinal opening, and a laterallymoving feather for holding the die, substantially as described.

G. A die for a saw swage comprising a rotating member having alongitudinal opening, an endwise adjustable swaging die within the saidopening, a lever connected to the rotating die, a feather engaging thesaid swagiug die, and a clamping screw passing through the said leverand engaging the feather substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

C. A. SCIIOESSEL.

Witnesses:

GUs'rAF SwnNssoN, ALnEn'r l. GLAss.

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